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A new year calls for greater change. Photograph: Yann Caradec A shining beacon of hope is displayed at the climax of the COP21 conference in Paris, as a global agreement amongst world leaders is reached. An article by the BBC, 2015 saw President Obama say that the climate deal reached in Paris is “the best…

Despite its cleanliness, wind energy simply cannot support the global population. Photograph: David Clarke Author Will Self stated that ‘the countryside is often a man-made landscape, not a natural idyll, and wind turbines are just part of that tradition’ (BBC, 2011). Yet recently, the tradition of wind turbines being a part of our lifestyle has…

Smaller countries take the lead on renewable energy. Photo: CAFOD Photo Library If there was a race to sustainability, the developing economies would be winning by a landslide. Figures by EcoWatch (2012), said that emerging markets saw a 143% growth in clean energy capacity, compared to 84% for wealthier, established economies. As shown in the photo…

So persistence does really pay off. Photograph: Frolair It was announced in September 2015 that due to facing a ‘mountain of opposition from environmentalists and achieving disappointing results’, Shell was to abandon its drilling in the Alaskan Arctic (Washington Post, 2015). And if that wasn’t good enough news for the general public and wider environmental…

The science speaks for itself, yet some people still won’t accept nuclear energy. Photograph: IAEA Image Bank Environmental scientist James Lovelock said at the 2005 International Conference in Paris that ‘now that we’ve made the earth sick it, won’t be cured by alternative green remedies like wind turbines or biofuels, and this is why I…